Supply Chain

Last month, President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on about $50 billion worth of goods imported from China. With the final list of affected imports set to be announced by June 15, U.S. medical device industry…

Allergan will sell its women's health and infectious disease units to focus on its core portfolio offerings in an effort to increase shareholder value, Reuters reports.

Smaller ophthalmology ASCs might have 400 to 800 intraocular lenses onsite from several manufacturers, while large ASCs might carry as many as 4,000 IOLs, according to McKesson Medical-Surgical's Jayme White, technology sales director.

UPS launched a field inventory tracking platform in collaboration with WebOps and Baxter Planning to optimize delivery of surgical kits and implantable devices.

Takeda's shareholders are urging the company to put its $62 billion acquisition of Shire and future acquisitions like it to a vote, Reuters reports.

Medline signed a medical-surgical distribution agreement with Sharp HealthCare that includes nearly two dozen ambulatory medical centers in San Diego County.

Takeda Pharmaceuticals invited banks in Japan and internationally to participate in the syndication process for Takeda's $30.85 billion loan as it prepares to purchase Shire, Bloomberg reports.

Medtronic posted $4.19 billion in fourth-quarter U.S. revenue and $29.95 billion in fiscal year 2018 revenue.

The High Court of England and Wales ruled DePuy's Ultamet Metal-on-Metal Articulation hip replacement device was not defective, ending a months-long trial involving more than 300 patients, Medical Plastics News reports.

The average ASC spends a whopping $230,000 on supplies and keeps $100,000 to $120,000 of inventory on hand per surgical suite. Having so much cash tied up in inventory is presenting new challenges for ASCs as they deal with external…